Chess tournament drew 58 players

This article submitted by Michael Jacobson on 2/10/99.
The third annual chess tournament attracted 58 players of all ages to Paynesville Saturday.

The competition was held in the media center of the Paynesville Area Middle School, and a classroom and the computer lab in the high school.

Competitors came from all over central Minnesota: Belgrade, Willmar, Benson, Long Prairie, Royalton, Hinckley, St. Cloud, and Cold Spring. ďI wish we could have had more people,Ē said Jay Thompson, tournament director, who noted that attendance was down slightly from a year ago.